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ECBACC on Philadelphia WURD 900 AM
On Sunday April 15th, 2012, ECBACC Board of Directors; President Yumy Odom, Vice President Akinseye Brown and Secretary Shenkarr Davis; were guests of the Philadelphia WURD 900 AM radio “New World View” program hosted by Mr. David Barnes. The interview consisted of a conversation about the history of Black images in comic books, and the upcoming ECBACC convention. The program was joined by two icons in the Black comic book industry, editor, screenwriter and comic book author Joe Illidge and illustrator, animator and exhibit curator Dawud Anyabwile.
2012 Glyph Comics Awards Nominees
Story of the Year
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Best Cover
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Best Writer
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Best Artist
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Best Male Character
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Best Female Character
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Rising Star Award
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Best Comic Strip or Webcomic
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ECBACC, Inc. welcomes all Glyph Comics Awards nominees to our convention to interact with our exhibitors and attend our activities.
To have your registration materials waiting for your arrival, download this form and complete the requested information.
The form can be sent via postal mail to the address indicated. As a faster alternative, the form can be submitted via fax to (877) 849-2522. See you in May!
Click here for a history of Glyph Comics Awards nominees and winners
MLK Symposium at U Penn
On February 3, 2012 The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, Inc. received an award from University of Pennsylvania’s 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change.
The event was held at Huntsman Hall on the University’s campus and hosted by artist Stephanie Renee and Ms. Pamela Godboldt, UPenn administrator. The evening brought together some of the city’s most influential individuals and organizations who are dedicated to the arts and social change.
This program analyzed, recognized, and featured local artistic talent that has bolstered the fight for social justice through use of visual, movement, spoken, musical, and multimedia arts. There was also an open discussion on the history and impact of the arts in social justice movements and several performances.
ECBACC, Inc., represented by its founder and president Mr. Yumy Odom, was recognized for its extensive history of creating, facilitating, and advocating for impactful art as a means to address social issues.
Ms. Pamela Godbolt begins the Awards portion of the program by emphasizing the importance of culture and consciousness as awardees and presenters look on.
Ms. Pamela Godbolt introduces ECBACC, Inc. Founder and President, Mr. Yumy Odom to the audience filling Huntsman Hall on University of Pennsylvania campus.
ECBACC Founder and President Mr. Yumy Odom graciously receives award for 11 years of service.
Host Ms. Pamela Godbolt poses with the representatives of Philadelphia-based organizations who seek social change via the arts: Arts Sanctuary, ECBACC, Inc., Freedom Theatre, and The Philadelphia Folklore Project. Mr. Robert Carter, UPenn administrator stands with them.
Young performers excite the audience with their level of skill and professionalism as they prove to all that the legacy of using culture and art to raise consciousness lives on. Here DANSE4NIA Repertory Ensemble makes fluid, energetic movements seem effortless.
ECBACC Founder and President Mr. Yumy Odom brings home the 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change Award for ECBACC, Inc.
Building Community One Hero at a Time!
The ECBACC, Inc. board is proud to announce additional information about the reception and convention scheduled for May 2012. Please go to the FAQ option under the ECBACC 2012 menu to read more about our events. If you are interested in participating as a vendor, advertiser, or media representative, you’ll find the instructions using the Registration Forms option under the ECBACC 2012 menu. The advance purchase option for admission has been discontinued for this year.
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Youth Pulse Interview with Yumy Odom
CORRECTION: Mr. Turtel Onli is from Chicago, IL, instead of California
Author Leslie Esdaile Banks Joins The Immortals
Like the heroines of her novels, Leslie Esdaile Banks pulled off the impossible.
No she didn’t hunt down vampires, find Prince Charming, or solve the murder. She did something MUCH harder – she successfully lived the writer’s life.
She used her magical gift for storytelling to transform the mundane details of life into gripping epics, whether the tale was a romance, crime thriller, supernatural odyssey, or family drama.
The result was an opus of more than 40 novels and 12 novellas that landed Esdaile among the rarefied ranks of authors on the New York Times and USA Today best-selling lists. Her work also earned her the
- 2009 Romantic Times Booklovers Convention Career Achievement Award for Paranormal Fiction
- 2008 Essence Magazine Storyteller of the Year Award
- 2008 Best 50 Women in Business Award for the State of Pennsylvania
Prior to the debut of HBO’s wildly popular True Blood series, the prestigious cable powerhouse featured her on its Vampire Literature and Legends special.
Her publishers have included St. Martin’s Press, Simon and Schuster, Harlequin, BET/Arabesque, Dark Horse Press, Genesis Press, Parker Publishing, Harper and Tor.
Leslie’s imagination knew no boundaries. As a writer of multiple genres, Leslie wrote fiction under several pen names. She penned her first novel, a romance titled Sundance, in 1996 under the name of Leslie Esdaile. As Leslie E. Banks she wrote two novelizations of the TV series Soul Food. As Leslie Esdaile Banks, she wrote a four-novel crime series featuring financial genius Laura Caldwell for Kensington/Dafina Press.
She perhaps made her biggest splash with her paranormal narratives published under the name of L.A. Banks. Her 12-novel vampire huntress series, The Vampire Huntress Legends ( first novel, Minion ), gave the darkness a new flavor and continued on in a multi-issue graphic novel series called Hidden Darkness. She published a six-novel werewolf series, A Crimson Moon ( first novel, Bad Blood ), which she wrote under the name of L.A. Banks.
Leslie had also ventured into the best selling young adult market this year with her Neteru Academy series ( first novel, Shadow Walker ). She has also written non-fiction, including an autobiographical contribution to the inspirational anthology Chicken Soup for the African American Soul. Through Red Rose Publishing Leslie’s work is available in ebook format.
Leslie’s own story began on Dec. 11, 1959 in Philadelphia, PA, where she was born. She earned a business degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking degree from Temple University. Her fierce spirit as a single mother wrestling with the issues of health insurance for herself and her daughter brought her to the attention of the White House. As a result of her passionately written letter supporting the President’s efforts to reform the nation’s health insurance system, she was tapped to introduce President Barack Obama during a 2010 speech at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA.
Although her journey in THIS realm ended on Aug. 2, 2011, it’s comforting to know that she’s only just taken her first step as one of the immortals.
SOURCES: www.leslieesdailebanks.com, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Esdaile_Banks
Dwayne McDuffie: Saying Goodbye to an Icon
Born Dwayne Glenn McDuffie in 1962 and raised in the city of Detroit, Michigan, his education began at the Roeper School. McDuffie chose the University of Michigan for his undergraduate studies from which he received a bachelor’s degree in English. Eventually, he went on to receive a Master’s in Physics. Continuing his schooling and creative interests, McDuffie studied film at New York University’s Tisch School for the Arts. He became a radio co-host while simultaneously moonlighting as a freelance writer for stand-up comedians. Some of his scripts made it to late-night television comedy programs.
After an early job as a copy editor at Investment Dealer’s Digest, a business magazine, McDuffie landed a position at Marvel Comics in 1987 as an assistant editor. While working for Marvel, McDuffie helped to create Marvel’s first trading cards and eventually the mini-series entitled Damage Control. McDuffie then went on to write stories for various titles like: Spider-Man, Deathlok II, Captain Marvel, Avengers Spotlight, Hellraiser, X-O Manowar, and others. McDuffie also submitted a spoof proposal for something he called “Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers.” It was said that this was McDuffie’s response to Marvel’s portrayal and treatment of Black comic book characters. McDuffie tried his hand at writing for other comic book companies as a freelancer: DC Comics, Archie Comics and Harvey Comics.
It was in 1993 that McDuffie’s interest in changing the portrayal of Black heroes and multicultural characters began to take shape. He along with partners Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek T. Dingle created Milestone Media, Inc., which was published through DC Comics. Popular Milestone characters included: Icon, Static, Hardware, Xombi, Shadow Cabinet, Blood Syndicate, and Kobalt. Milestone would become the foremost comic book company which created quality African-American and ethnic heroes. Static, a character McDuffie co-created became a popular animated series on the Kids WB! McDuffie not only wrote for that program, he also went on to write for other television shows including: Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, the Cartoon Network animated series, What’s New Scooby Doo?, the Teen Titans, Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. McDuffie penned the script for the DC animated feature film Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and All-Star Superman for Warner Home Video.
McDuffie is the recipient of a Writer’s Guild Award, a 2003 Humanities Prize, two Emmy Nominations, eleven Parents’ Choice Awards, three Eisner Awards, a Golden Apple Award and a Glyph Comics Award. He was an example not only to comic book loyalists and science fiction fans, but also to comic book creators, professionals, artists and writers of what the combination of purpose, talent and hard work can produce. His work was and is revered as having a standard of quality, in which excellence of craft and an unmistakable flavor that was just “Dwayne” came together for our benefit. He was able to take the reader and the audience on rides that were new, wild and adventurous yet authentic, real and respectful. He represented the best in quality and professionalism. He entertained us all and will continue to do so for many, many years to come. The examples on this page are only a sampling of the works of Dwayne McDuffie. He was a creator, an author, a shaper and producer of ideas, and most of all a creative mind, a brilliant and humble soul. His work was his gift to us. Our memory and reverence of his efforts are our gift to him. We urge that you collect, hold dear, rediscover, value and reintroduce yourselves to the works of Mr. Dwayne G. McDuffie. And, after you come down from the ride, simply say: “Thank you, Dwayne!”
Reference:
Dwayne McDuffie Wikipedia page, DwayneMcDuffie.com, IMDB.com,
2011 Glyph Comics Awards Winners
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2011 Glyph Comics Awards Winners
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ECBACC 2011 Press Release
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